Ever since it got started, this site has been through phases – at the same pace as my personal growth, ever too slowly, full of zigzags and sidetracks, not to mention all the constant backslides which are such an unfailing part of life for someone living with Asperger’s syndrome, OCD and bipolar disorder. Samsara just doesn’t work. Life really is a burning house, and the Buddha’s teachings are the only fire escape that works. So, with all the internal combating behind-the-scenes, this site often appears dormant for long stretches of time, but it is full of life at the core, forever remaining a work in progress. I promise myself I will keep on studying and sharing the Buddha’s teachings here.
No Rights Reserved
To the works I translate or paraphrase, I reserve no rights. I am grateful for being able to share my joy of learning with anyone who might find it somewhat helpful. That’s the least I can do to help turn the Dharma Wheel. Hopefully, this act of wheel-turning just might spread some Dharma seeds into someone’s storehouse consciousness by chance, as they surf the net and stumble across this site. Even if they may not yet be ready to fully practice the Buddha’s teachings, the seed will certainly sprout at some point later on – this is my secret intent, my sincere hope and my best wishes.
Dedication
May the merits (if any) accrued from this practice adorn all the Buddha-lands. May all sentient beings everywhere – in the six realms and ten directions, including all my karmic creditors in current lifetime and past ones, near or far-off, known or unknown, born or to-be-born – benefit from it. May all the living have good health and true happiness. May all the dying have peace in mind. May all the departed be reborn in Amitabha Buddha’s Land of Ultimate Bliss. May all the animals, ghosts and those in hells achieve Pure Land rebirth as soon as possible. May we all attain total realization and complete liberation.
~ 清淨蓮子 (pure lotus seed) ~
Buddha Mind 